With the debate over net neutrality raging in our nation’s capital, many activists are calling for Congress to enact durable, legislative reform, saying leaving significant regulations like Title II i…Read More

Congress is moving on to tax reform as the next big item on the agenda, presenting conservatives with a golden opportunity to deliver a historic policy victory that will benefit all Americans. There a…Read More

It’s about to get a lot easier for Hispanic families to buy homes and cars. Thanks to new legislation making its way through Congress, Hispanic families across the United States could have greater acc…Read More

Progressive lawmakers in Nevada are pointing to a few positive economic indicators out of Arizona as evidence that the state’s recent minimum wage hike has been a success. Citing the growth in retail…Read More

“Phoenix-area small-business owners are expressing optimism in line with their national counterparts, with some local businesses breathing a sigh of relief that Arizona's recent minimum-wage hike didn…Read More

Conservative policymakers have put forward a number of proposals to simplify and decrease the burden of the tax code in recent years, and many would be substantial improvements on the system we have t…Read More

Billions of dollars in tax incentives to draw companies to the state of Texas may have been wasted on businesses that were going to re-locate there anyway, a new study by a University of Texas profess…Read More

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch is coming up for a vote in the Senate next month, with lawmakers debating the nomination of the Colorado judge to the highest court in the country. Like the la…Read More

Thanks to pressure from free market activists, a bill to abolish several major corporate welfare programs has advanced through the Florida House of Representatives. Florida lawmakers have passed a swe…Read More

It’s only been four months since Arizona voters decided to raise the state’s minimum wage, and the damage reports from the local economy just keep rolling in. Far from simply giving Arizona workers a…Read More

Lawmakers in Florida are considering a sweeping reform of the state’s tax incentive and corporate welfare policy in a new bill that would essentially end government handouts to politically connected c…Read More

Legislators rolled out a plan this month to boost jobs in the Land of Enchantment by raising taxes, doling out taxpayer dollars to politically connected companies at the expense of small businesses, a…Read More

The Wisconsin legislature is poised to make it a lot harder for the government to seize your property without a conviction, as lawmakers debate much needed reforms to the process of civil asset forfei…Read More

Thanks to pressure from a coalition of conservative, libertarian, and progressive organizations in Ohio, the state senate has voted to pass a bill to limit the practice of civil asset forfeiture, a to…Read More

Four states voted to raise the minimum wage in the recent elections, going against the best advice of economists and analysts who warned such moves were likely to put a strain on the job market for so…Read More

Last year the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico decided to raise the minimum wage, a move which some economists have warned could have serious unintended consequences. The recent hike is the first of thr…Read More

If the 2016 election has taught us anything, it’s that Americans are fed up with Washington insiders living by one set of rules while the rest of us are forced to live by another. Unfortunately, it lo…Read More

After nearly 10 years of sluggish economic growth, a weak labor market, and skyrocketing costs in healthcare, everyone can agree that Colorado workers have it rough. Yet with the recent vote on Amendm…Read More

For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has come in dead last in a ranking of startup business activity in the fifty states. The poor showing comes amid some positive economic conditions in the Badger…Read More

Imagine you’re walking through a shopping mall, and there’s a banner in every store window announcing discounts and sales on all products, with just one catch: “ foreigners only – Americans pay full p…Read More

It’s easy to see why so many people are fed up with our troubled criminal justice system. For some, it’s the erosion of civil liberties, rights, and the dignity of the individual. Others balk at the o…Read More

The 2016 elections are fast approaching, and voters are looking to support candidates who can eliminate barriers to opportunity and reverse the two-tiered society that is emerging in this country. Acc…Read More

Congress is considering adding a controversial set of tax breaks for favored energy industries in a reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), after they were left out of a ta…Read More

Fully 51 percent – a majority – of billion dollar startup companies in the United States have immigrants as their founders, according to a new study published by the National Foundation for American P…Read More

A legislative attempt to reform our broken criminal justice system has failed in Wisconsin, thanks to intense lobbying from special interest groups in the state Senate. Despite strong bipartisan backi…Read More

A controversial measure has failed in the Florida legislature this session, which would have distributed approximately $250 million in corporate welfare paid for by the taxpayer. The bill, often refer…Read More

The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) last Friday which would reform civil asset forfeiture in the Sunshine State, a controversial practice whe…Read More

As the Obama administration draws to a close, the economy continues to struggle. A recent ranking by the Heritage Foundation shows that America’s economic freedom has also been in a steadily decline.…Read More

According to a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the vast majority of the increase in college tuition rates over the past 20 years has been caused by rising federal aid.…Read More

Nearly six years after President Obama signed the disastrous Affordable Care Act into law, markets are leading the way in healthcare innovation. Many doctors and patients are now finding ways to avoid…Read More

In December of this year, a controversial new series of FDA regulations are scheduled to come into effect, imposing criminal penalties and fines on restaurants that do not display required calorie cou…Read More

According to new research published by Pew Charitable Trusts last Friday, incomes have fallen across most U.S. counties since the year 2000, showing distinct regional trends. The findings highlight th…Read More

Supporters of a lawsuit against Nevada’s Education Savings Accounts (ESA) program are twisting the facts on funding, alleging that the program will reduce funds available for public school students on…Read More

The Obama administration began to execute a large-scale immigration crackdown this past weekend , as federal agents raided the homes and businesses of unauthorized Central American immigrants and thei…Read More

Following a lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of four Hispanic food truck owners against the city of San Antonio, the city council voted at the end of November to repeal a cont…Read More

Last week the House of Representatives voted by a nearly three-to-one margin to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, after authorization for the New Deal institution had expired this summer. While the…Read More

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we have celebrated the rich heritage of the Hispanic community and the American Dream, and how Hispanics are claiming that dream today. We have commemorated the history o…Read More

By 2020, U.S. Hispanics are projected to comprise nearly 1/5 of the labor force . As a vital and growing force within the economy, how Latinos interact with labor unions will likely have an impact on…Read More

A new proposed rule change to federal overtime regulations will raise the salary threshold for overtime exemption nearly two-fold, which advocates claim will give ordinary workers a raise. In fact, ma…Read More

In Los Angeles, a labor union has stirred up quite a bit of controversy this summer by demanding an exemption from the city's new $15 minimum wage; an ordinance it fought for vigorously. They claim to…Read More

States with more economic freedom are in good fiscal health this year, while states with less economic freedom continue to show weakness on a range of important fiscal indicators, according to a ranki…Read More

While the Senate voted earlier this week to move forward with legislation to re-authorize the Export Import Bank as part of the highway reauthorization bill, it ultimately approved a separate 3-month…Read More

President Obama is struggling to rally his own party and continues to show weak leadership, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic lawmakers defeated a plan to provide trans…Read More

In June of this year, the Export-Import Bank of the United States is slated to expire unless Congress votes to reauthorize it. The bank, commonly known as Ex-Im, is a New Deal era government-owned fin…Read More

We often express how increased Immigration enriches the culture and economy of the United States – and now a new study underscores this phenomenon. Hispanics are projected to play an increasingly impo…Read More

As snow and cold weather pound the east coast of the United States this week, many communities are banding together to help their friends and neighbors through the difficult conditions. In New Jersey,…Read More

(This article was originally published by The LIBRE Institute) When Hispanic families are empowered to choose the best education for their children, their children succeed. In this chart from the LIBR…Read More

LIBRE Poll Reveals Shifting Hispanic Attitudes Hispanic voters are still yearning for real leadership and are willing to consider both national parties in their search. While President Obama's failed…Read More

LIBRE & Univision Host Debate with Joe Garcia and Carlos Curbelo In the 26 th Congressional district of Florida, a tight race for the congressional seat has Latinos seeking answers. From unemployment…Read More

Conservative red states with business friendly economic policies are driving job growth this year, while blue states continue to show signs of a weak recovery, according to an ‘ Employment Outlook Sur…Read More